Jonah 1:10 - Forerunner Commentary

Jonah 1:10

8 Then they said to him, ^a“Please tell us! For whose cause is this trouble upon us? What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?”

9 So he said to them, “I am a Hebrew; and I fear¹ the Lord, the God of heaven, ^awho made the sea and the dry land.”

Jonah Thrown into the Sea

10 Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “Why have you done this?” For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.

11 Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you that the sea may be calm for us?”—for the sea was growing more tempestuous.

12 And he said to them, ^a“Pick me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will become calm for you. For I know that this great tempest is because of me.”

13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to return to land, ^abut they could not, for the sea continued to grow more tempestuous against them.

14 Therefore they cried out to the Lord and said, “We pray, O Lord, please do not let us perish for this man’s life, and ^ado not charge us with innocent blood; for You, O Lord, ^bhave done as it pleased You.”

Verse Comparison: Jonah 1:10

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American Standard Version
Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, What is this that thou hast done? For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Jehovah, because he had told them.

Amplified® Bible
Then the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him, What is this that you have done? For the men knew that he fled from being in the presence of the Lord [as His prophet and servant], because he had told them.

Contemporary English Version
When the sailors heard this, they were frightened, because Jonah had already told them he was running from the LORD. Then they said, "Do you know what you have done?"

Darby English Version
Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, What is this thou hast done? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of Jehovah: for he had told them.

Good News Bible
Jonah went on to tell them that he was running away from the LORD. The sailors were terrified, and said to him, "That was an awful thing to do!"

King James Version
Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him. Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

New American Standard Bible
Then the men became extremely frightened and they said to him, "How could you do this? For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them."

New International Version
This terrified them and they asked, "What have you done?" (They knew he was running away from the LORD, because he had already told them so.)

New King James Version
Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, 'Why have you done this?' For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the men became extremely frightened and they said to him, "How could you do this?" For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

Revised Standard Version
Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, "What is this that you have done!" For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

Young's Literal Translation
And the men fear a great fear, and say unto him, `What `is' this thou hast done!' for the men have known that from the face of Jehovah he is fleeing, for he hath told them.

New English Translation
Hearing this,¹ the men became even more afraid² and said to him, “What have you done?” (The men said this because they knew that he was trying to escape³ from the Lord,⁴ because he had previously told them.⁵)

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